krisb: I can turn these off easy but I can't turn the loudness setting off. Where is that?
I believe these are the things you can't permanently fix without a MCP or a later model Beolink 1000
Anyway, this setting will probably be cleared (along with all FM presets, etc) if you remove the battery from inside the Beomaster for 10 minutes or so...
In my 6500 (with the old BL 1000), loudness is the next setting after treble when you keep hitting "sound" (use the up and down arrows to switch on and off). Doesn't that work with the 5500?
-mika